Electrician

Your new companyAs the sole agency supplier to the HM Prison Service for the provision of maintenance trades and support operatives. Hays is seeking to recruit a Maintenance Electrician for HMP Wealstun. This is an exciting opportunity to work within the prison service and can often lead to permanent opportunities.

Your new role

• Planned and preventative electrical maintenance.
• Diagnosing and replacing failed domestic electrical components.
• Responding to breakdowns ensuring all works are carried out under the appropriate Safe System of Work and in a timely manner.
• Actively fault finding / problem solving on domestic electrical systems across the prison.
• Undertaking electrical installation activities in accordance with the design provided and IET Wiring Regulations.
• Testing and inspecting electrical installations in accordance with the current IEE wiring regulations.
• Monitoring and ordering critical spares for all electrical services.

Hours: Monday - Friday (plus 1 in 3 weekends shift pattern)

What you'll need to succeed

• Appropriate technical qualification eg City & Guilds 2365 parts 1-3, BTEC, NVQ level 2 or above
• BS7671 IET Wiring Regulations, specifically 18th
  Edition*.
• Prison Security Clearance (Hays will support you through this process)
• Experience of electrical maintenance activities, general distribution and installation and testing.
• Knowledge and experience of Electrical Systems and Electricity at work Regulations.
• Capable of working at heights.
• Ability to work independently and use initiative.

You must hold a valid passport or Full Birth Certificate & Photo Driving Licence in your current address. You must have proof of National Insurance AND proof of address dated in the past 3 months. All applicants must be able to provide details of at least 2 satisfactory employment references.

What you need to do now
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